Before entering the Gate, Indra gives some instructions to the S-Rank Hunters who will be waiting outside.
They are Indonesian S-Rankers whose number has reached 56 now with 31 being secretly awakened by Indra.
"Be ready to enter the Gate anytime as I've told you. Remember! Your job isn't fighting, but retrieving all the valuable things there, especially the monster corpses. Don't belittle this job! This is very important for our country and it's very dangerous even if you won't fight."
The S-Rank Hunters who are always the leaders of their groups are now working as monster corpse collectors which usually are done by D-Ranks and E-Ranks.
But they can't protest about this job because the one who orders them is a National Level Hunters. The raid team is also composed of just National Level Hunters and the only S-Rank in the team is a porter.
Basically, all the S-Rankers will only do insignificant jobs that they always looked down upon. Indra knows it very well, but he doesn't care.
They will understand that even their jobs are dangerous. These S-Rankers will soon know the feeling of those E-Rankers and D-Rankers who always enter A-Rank Gates to make a living.
"You will retrieve the corpses whole the boss is still alive, so the pressure in the dungeon will be unimaginable. Even more so if you need to do it while we fight the boss. Always prioritize your safety and be careful of stray attacks from the boss. We never know what the boss can do. Its attacks might even affect the whole dungeon, so keep that in mind. But never try to get closer to our battle even if there are monster corpses there. We won't be able to protect you and won't have the intention to do so if you stupidly get closer even though I've told you not to do it."
The S-Rankers feel a chill down their spines when Indra looks at them with cold eyes while saying that. He needs to do this so they won't be stupid enough to ignore his warning.
"Lastly, I promise you Moon Rabbit will make each of you an equipment using those monsters for free, so do your best to take those monsters out of the dungeon safely. Ah! Keep in mind that those who ignore the orders and warning will not receive the reward and I'll ban them from purchasing anything from Moon Rabbit in the future."
This threat should be enough to make them obedient, unless they don't want to get an item made of S-Rank dungeon monsters, which is impossible because this might be their only chance, and the ban from Moon Rabbit Guild is very scary too.
That's why all the S-Rankers are nodding obediently. Indra also nods while looking at the small crowd of Hunters. There aren't that many hunters here compared to the previous 4 S-Rank raids.
It's because they don't hire foreign hunters other than the National Levels and Jin Woo. Indra was the one who asked the country to not hire any other S-Ranks.
The reasons are they don't have enough funds for it, thanks to the corrupt politicians, and they don't need that many hunters because they can enter the dungeon, unlike the ones in the USA, Russia, and Australia where the Gates were blocked.
Many Indonesian A-Rankers actually also wanted to come to help even though their power won't be enough. They wanted to protect their country even if they can only buy a little time in case the raid fails and the monsters come out of the dungeon.
But Indra refused their help and even scolded them. It's because there are still many A-Rank Gates all over the country that need to be raided. With all the S-Rankers coming to Bali, the only ones who can clear those A-Rank Gates are the A-Rankers.
No one could say anything after he said that, so they obediently stayed to raid other dungeons to keep their regions safe.
After he's done with the S-Rank Hunters, Indra gets ready to enter the dungeon. Unlike usual, he has a complete set of gears that makes him look like a proper hunter.
Usually, he just wears T-shirts and shorts or even sportswear because they are comfortable to wear. Even when raiding the previous S-Rank dungeons, he didn't wear proper gears and only carried a wand or wooden staff that he never used throughout the raids.
But now, he wears a white leather jacket with black fur on its edges. It's a set with the long leather pants that have black fur accents too. He opens the jacket's zipper to show the black T-shirt he wears inside.
His leather shoes are black with white shoelaces and white linings. He also wears white gloves that have some black crystals on them. There's also a silver necklace with a rather big black crystal on it clinging on his neck.
Instead of a raid, he looks like he's going to ride a bike for a tour. Also, he doesn't look like a healer at all and looks more like a wannabe gangster.
"What kind of healer looks like that?" Il Hwan frowns when he sees Indra's appearance.
"Why? I don't look like a healer? There's no rule saying healers need to look like priests or religious people you know. I just make my gear based on my preferences."
Indra says that while taking out a white baseball bat with a black handle which makes him look even more like a gangster.
"It looks like this, but this is actually a wand. Hmm, should I call it a magic staff because it's too big to be called a wand?"
"Really? You need to make it look like a baseball bat?"
"Hey, it's to match the set. Won't it look strange if I use a normal looking magic staff with these clothes? And surely magic books will look worse."
"..... Can't deny that. But you really look out of place with that kind of design."
Everyone else looks like those fantasy characters, as if they are cosplaying. While Indra looks like a rebellious teenager who wants to be a cold blood gangster although he is the healer.
"Well, whatever, let's just get inside." Dewi who has enough of her brother's antiques decides to end this conversation here and starts the raid.
The raid team finally stops talking about Indra's gear design and gets serious. They get ready to enter the 5th S-Rank Gate. This will be the most dangerous dungeon raid since they become Hunters, so everyone is tense.
Everyone watching is also very tense when the raid team move to enter the dungeon. There are many reporters around the Gate that come to broadcast the raid.
Well, they can only take pictures outside the Gate, so they can only show the moment the raid team enters the Gate and then they can only wait.
Still, just the moment when the raid team enter the Gate is worth taking a risk to get so close to the S-Rank Gate. It is a very intense scene where everyone feels nervous because none of them will know what happen inside the Gate.
Also, the Gate's size is too intimidating. Although Gates' sizes don't really determine their danger levels, no one can argue that this S-Rank Gate is just too big. It is taller than any building around it and can be seen from other cities.
Gates' sizes don't determine their danger levels, but they determine the monsters' sizes. That means whatever behind this Gate must have massive sizes, that's why they need such a massive Gate to come out.
Everyone feels nervous as they watch the raid team enters the Gate. Luckily, the Gate is not floating in the sky like it would be if it appears in Tokyo.
Though it still floats 24 meters above the road, so the raid team needs to use cranes to enter the Gate. After the cranes lift them right in front of the Gate, the raid team finally enters the Gate.
Thomas and Shiddarth get into defensive stances as soon as they pass the Gate. They look around for the monsters while moving forward very slowly to give spaces for the next hunters.
Both of them usually don't even use shields when raiding dungeons. But there's no way they won't use shields in this dungeon raid. If the difficulty of this dungeon is really higher than even Kamish's dungeon, then even their shields might break.
It's more likely to happen to Thomas if that's really the case because unlike Shiddarth, he isn't a pure Tank Class. He is more of a brawler, but because he has very high durability and can also manifest body armor, he is the most suitable to be a Tank to help Shiddarth.
The other National Levels enter after Thomas and Shiddarth. Normally, the healer will enter last alongside the Mages. But Indra enters right after Thomas and Shiddarth.
If the monsters are waiting near the entrance, then Indra will use his Barrier Magic to block them while the rest of the team enters.
Luckily, there's no monster near the Gate, so they don't need to fight so soon. But they can't be careless, so they keep their guards up as they move deeper into the dungeon.
Before they entered, they wondered how big the dungeon was after Indra said that Giants live here and this dungeon cave is much bigger than they thought.
The Gate is already very massive, but the cave is even bigger than that. It makes them wonder why this dungeon doesn't just become a field-type instead of a cave-type. All of them now feel like ants in this cave.
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